Let's try another experiment.
Just for a week stop insulting and libelling Phil; stop impersonating him;
don't mention toasters; and don't knock ESLs unless you've listened to
them.
Then see what happens.
Eiron. While I applaud your efforts to pour oil onto troubled waters, I
would
point out that I have never been anything but polite to Phil. He replies to
my posts with course language and invective at every opportunity, so
intelligent discussion with him is not possible. In addition, my server,
or some server en route, seems to delete most of his posts.
He replies to first-time posters in the crudest and most unpleasant language
on this and other groups. These people rarely return.
He insults knowledgeable people, such as the Scottish university lecturer,
and starts threads such as "X is a demented *ss-h*le", which can be found by
anyone using a search engine to find references to that gentleman's
published
works.
The results of the Usenet pollution caused by this one man can be seen
in a group which has a small populace anyway, and a very low percentage
of posts on topic. It is unfortunately a group which most people avoid like
the plague.
A Swedish colleague of mine who is a very experienced audio engineer and
speaker builder, and would have much of interest to say, told me yesterday
that he would rather have prolonged dental treatment without anaesthetic
than take part in a forum like this one. I think that's a great pity.
Do I get the impression, Eiron, that you admire or condone Phil's shameful
behaviour?
Iain
